This was a typical ‘meh, it was OK, I guess’ game for me.
I think most horror fans would enjoy it, especially the ones who want a real, traditional survival horror experience, like myself – however, the unresponsive controls, especially in the middle of an escape sequence, and the strange enemy AI (sometimes they can see and hear you through every object, whereas other times when they should definitely hear you, they don’t react at all) almost ruined the whole game for me, so keep this in mind before purchase. Some of the gameplay issues are so frustrating that more than once I almost rage quit the game, so be warned.
Fortunately, the story is really good with multiple twists, and thanks to the classic 'Resident Evil' feeling I could overlook all these problems in the end. I just hope the sequel will learn from the mistakes of its predecessor.
I think most horror fans would enjoy it, especially the ones who want a real, traditional survival horror experience, like myself – however, the unresponsive controls, especially in the middle of an escape sequence, and the strange enemy AI (sometimes they can see and hear you through every object, whereas other times when they should definitely hear you, they don’t react at all) almost ruined the whole game for me, so keep this in mind before purchase. Some of the gameplay issues are so frustrating that more than once I almost rage quit the game, so be warned.
Fortunately, the story is really good with multiple twists, and thanks to the classic 'Resident Evil' feeling I could overlook all these problems in the end. I just hope the sequel will learn from the mistakes of its predecessor.